Carberry to miss Galway Festival

Racing : Paul Carberry will miss the Galway Festival after being stood down for 21 days with concussion following a fall at …

Racing: Paul Carberry will miss the Galway Festival after being stood down for 21 days with concussion following a fall at Killarney.

The rider, who currently leads the jockeys' title race but has Ruby Walsh breathing down his neck, parted company with the Tony Martin-trained She's Supersonic at the first fence in the McElligott's Landrover Handicap Chase.

Sean Flanagan was taken to hospital for further examination on his shoulder following a fall from Mojabi in the same race.

Walsh won it on the lightly-raced Clear Gold, who was following up a Ballinrobe success for the Willie Mullins yard.

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The jockey was always travelling well on the 10-year-old, who avoided the early carnage and jumped into the lead two out.

The 7-2 shot had the race sewn up approaching the last, where the only worry was a loose horse, and once Clear Gold had avoided the danger he galloped on to beat Tarn Ridge by five and a half lengths.